Ontario says it is providing $695 million to municipalities to help cover pandemic-related costs.The funding is part of a joint provincial-federal agreement reached earlier this year to help address pandemic expenses.Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark says the new funding will ensure municipalities do not carry operating deficits into 2021.Clark says the province is continuing talks with communities about pandemic costs that they will incur in the months ahead.
More measures should be implemented over holidays to curb virus spread, Toronto mayor says Last week, the province’s Financial Accountability Officer said the pandemic will cost Ontario municipalities $6.8 billion over two years.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the.